but the number of republican changed their position? >> well, what happened was eric cantor first started -- the republican leadership decided that politically, especially after the 2012 elections where they sort of took a drubing with female voters, that the republican party did not want to be on the wrong side, so to speak, of this issue. they didn't want to be responsible or seen as responsible-- fairly or unfairly-- for preventing the reauthorization of the violence against women act. so they said they wouldn't pass anything in the house that didn't have bipolar support. the house version the bill didn't have bipartisan suprt. democrats were united in their support against it so they allow this senate version to come to a vote and ultimately pass. >> woodruff: cindy southworth, how much difference has the violence against women act made since it was enactd? >> it's remarkable. since 1994 we've seen almost a 50% increase in reporting and that's not 50% increase in incidents of domestic violence, just more victimings reaching out. the